Mitt Romney’s gains among women in recent polling is largely the result of his message on jobs and the economy, GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn said on Tuesday.

“No. 1, the No. 1 issue with women is jobs and the economy,” the Tennessee congresswoman said on CNN’s “Starting Point.” “The other issues that they are talking to us about are, ‘What are you going to do to repeal and replace Obamacare?’ They are incredibly concerned about out-of-control federal spending and the debt, and what that does to their children’s futures.”

Blackburn’s comments came a day after a Pew Research Center poll found Romney leading President Barack Obama by 4 points, by 49 to 45 percent, though he was previously down by 8 points, the poll noted. The survey also said that women are split evenly between Obama and Romney — with 47 percent of women supporting each candidate — while last month, Obama won that demographic by 18 points.

“Likewise, they are very concerned about foreign policy and national security,” Blackburn continued. “And we’re quite upset about the mishandling and the missteps around the actions that occurred on Sept. 11 in Egypt, in Libya and the attacks against our embassies.

“And so I think those security moms [are] looking at national security, economic security, retirement security, and they are saying, ‘I’m not comfortable with the track I’ve been on the last four years, and I like what I’m hearing from Mitt Romney.’”